He is sensitive – he needs the support. He wants to do well, he loves football – when he doesn’t score of course he is down.

He gives us something different. He can dribble, he can provoke. Recently I felt he lacked confidence because when he got in front of goal you could see that it was not spontaneous. I hope that goal will give him a lot of confidence.

Gervinho has had some what of a love-hate relationship with fans since his 2011 summer move. He has been known to score some crackers while miss some absolute sitters, causing frustration with his inconsistency.

But while he remains in red and white he should have our full support despite his inability to become an Arsenal great. He hardly has a footballing brain like Robert Pires or Freddie Ljungberg, but like Wenger said he adds something different. He likes to run at players and cause mistakes, hopefully he remains a squad player though rather than a starter, Oxlade-Chamberlain is a far more potent option!